Spoiler alert! I'm watching it live & we're 173-7....

So weird the ground’s virtually empty

:D

I was just rounding up. Even England can get two more runs before they lose 3 more wickets……. Surely….

Day 5 crowds in Australia are never great.

It's also the Monday before Christmas. Holidays start for most people with kids Christmas eve.

If its any consolation, we don't have a good track record recently at bowling teams out on the 5th day.

You won’t have much issue with that today :D

Anyone know what time can they play until tonight?

Not sure. But they are unlikely to need to claim the extra half hour

Butlers earned the right to hit out and chase the win now.

:D. Thanks for the optimism Jim, but the fat lady is clearing her throat.....

Steve Finn : England have shown a lot of bottle. The batters have negotiated what's thrown at them, breaking it down into smaller bitesize pieces. Australia expected England to just roll over and they haven't. The dressing room language will always be about going out and breaking a record or doing something special.

We're 180 for ******* 8, not 220-1.........

He is desperately scratching around for positives where there are none.

Absolutely.

Pathetic. What a low point we’ve reached when 180-8 is seen as a good performance.

Tragic

Today just makes it all the more frustrating and irritating. First or Second innings, two or three more partnerships of an hour or so and the draw was easily achievable. England just can't bat when the pressure's on. The problems are all between their ears.

At least we finally seeing a test inninigs worthy of the situation from Buttler. Perhaps he can bat a bit.

What a way to get out.

Indeed, still not a test batsman and definitely not a wicket keeper

Sums up our series.

Not even playing a shot, but setting off for a run.

Agree. And I think this is a general problem with a lot of English / British / UK sportspeople.